Hurricane

As Hurricane Idalia barreled through Florida Wednesday, thousands of homeowners faced the possibility of rebounding without property insurance. In the past few years, nearly a dozen property insurers in Florida have liquidated. More have either left the state or restricted coverage, including Farmers Insurance, which pulled out of the Sunshine…

As Florida residents emerged from Hurricane Idalia on Thursday, some have started to assess the trail of destruction the storm left behind — and this included a group of Latinos who started cleaning up the severely damaged hotel where they work. Alberto, Maggie and Jorge Vidal were among dozens of…

A Tesla car was destroyed by a fire on Thursday in Florida after it was damaged by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Idalia. Officials with the Pinellas Park Police Department determined the Tesla was destroyed after it caught fire while on the back of a tow truck. A spokesperson for the…

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dangerous electric wires. “My plan today…

Hurricane Idalia made landfall yesterday (Aug. 30) morning on Florida’s Gulf Coast, packing sustained winds of up to 205 kmph. The category 3 hurricane left a trail of devastation, from flooded roads and runways to ravaged homes, in the Sunshine State and its northern neighbor Georgia, causing millions of dollars…

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with powerful winds splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats. After coming ashore in the state’s Big Bend region, the storm swept into Georgia where it flooded roads and sent some residents fleeing to higher ground Read More

Gov. DeSantis announces disaster aid for Florida after Hurricane Idalia Idalia's impact in N.C.: 2 possible tornadoes, 35K in the dark, nearly 80 roads closed due to floodsIdalia has caused some localized flooding, downed trees and power outages in North Carolina, state officials said in a news release today.  The…

PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher…

A jaw-dropping video shows Hurricane Idalia's violent storm surge destroy a home in a small Florida beach town. Idalia slammed Florida Wednesday morning as a devastating Category 3 hurricane, pummeling the Sunshine State with torrential rain, destructive winds and punishing storm surge. Idalia made landfall along Florida's Big Bend, where…

Satellite images illustrate the damage in Florida’s Big Bend where Hurricane Idalia made landfall. The Category 3 storm made landfall near Keaton Beach with sustained wind speeds topping 125 mph just before 8 a.m. Wednesday. Idalia flooded streets, downed power lines, snapped trees, destroyed homes and brought activity to a…